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Audubon County supervisors approve culvert project, DNR updates, $906,810.46 in claims and several policy items
Summary
During the Nov. 4 meeting the board approved project plans for the Mockingbird Ave culvert replacement, three DNR MMP annual updates, a TIF indebtedness certification, and claims totaling $906,810.46; the board also approved the soliciting policy and reviewed the smoking policy language.
The Audubon County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 4 approved a set of infrastructure and administrative items, including roadwork plans, environmental updates and county claims totaling $906,810.46.
Key approvals and actions recorded in the minutes include:
- Mockingbird Ave culvert replacement: Engineer Mitch Rydl reported construction and maintenance updates and said Hungry Canyons will cover some project costs. The board approved the project plans (motion Don Mosinski; second Kent Grabill; vote: unanimous).
- DNR MMP Annual Updates: The board approved the DNR MMP annual updates/changes for Greenflash II (#60791), N & J Smith Farms LLC (#65024) and ALKAJALLC (#65042) (motion Kent Grabill; second Don Mosinski; vote: unanimous).
- TIF indebtedness certification: The board approved the TIF indebtedness certification to Audubon County (motion Kent Grabill; second Don Mosinski; vote: unanimous).
- Claims: Supervisors approved claims submitted by county departments to be paid in the amount of $906,810.46 and directed publication of claims in a separate month-end publication (motion Don Mosinski; second Kent Grabill; vote: unanimous).
- County policies: Supervisors reviewed county policy 41 (Soliciting) and approved the current language (motion Don Mosinski; second Kent Grabill). The smoking policy (policy 40) language was referred to Mike Galloway for review and to consider adding a paragraph addressing vaping.
- Comp time concern: Supervisor Don Mosinski raised a concern that employees who accrue comp time in June might have limited opportunity to use it before the fiscal year ends; the handbook permits Department Heads to allow carryover in special circumstances and supervisors will revisit the issue at the next department-head meeting.
Why it matters: The culvert replacement and related Secondary Roads work address county infrastructure maintenance; the DNR MMP approvals relate to agricultural nutrient management reporting; the claims approval releases nearly $907,000 in payments across county departments.
Next steps: Project contractors and county departments will proceed with approved plans and payments; supervisors will follow up on comp time policy language at the next department-head meeting and await Mike Galloway’s suggested smoking-policy revision.
